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    Predictability and Explanation in the Social Sciences

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    Author
    MacIntyre, Alasdair
    Keyword
    Philosophy Of Science
    Philosophy Of Social Science
    Prediction
    Explanation
    Date Published
    1972-01-01
    
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    Scientific explanation requires a certain type of predictability. The particulars that are studied by the social sciences do not possess that kind of predictability. Therefore the aspiration to construct scientific explanations in the social sciences is bound to fail.
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